Category: family
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On the Road Again
We’ll be traveling in a few hours. I always hate this part. Today it is made worse by the weather. We get to drive through the blue, the pink, and the green…
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Blessed
Written by Sanford Begley BLESSED BY THE GODS For many of my friends 2015 has been a horrible year that they are eager to see the back of. I too have had some rough patches this year, the death of friends, the deterioration of health of family and loved ones, job problems and financial…
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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Her Place in the Pack
Written by Sanford Begley Her Place in the pack Dogs are social animals. So much so that a lot of their lives are determined by their notions of what is socially right. Now this varies by dog to some extent and even more so by the rules laid down by the leader of their pack.…
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Raindrops on Juniper
My mother’s favorite song (one of them) from her favorite movie is My Favorite Things. When I posted a photo I’d taken yesterday to facebook, asking her to show it to my sister Juniper, I didn’t expect her to compose a new variant on the song, but it’s lovely, and I wanted to share it. Mom…
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Fisking 27 Ways to be a Modern Man
Written by Sanford Begley I’ve never fisked anything before, this much stupid annoyed me into doing it. For those of you who wish to see the original idiocy. No need really, I’ll be copying each point here before replying. His points will be in normal font, I’ll bold my replies. 1. When the modern man…
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The Sheep and the Goats
I wound up over at MGC today, switching off with Amanda. My post was about the publishing industry, but it drew on my background of caring for sheep and goats. I sometimes – ok, very rarely – miss that. It’s incredibly hard work, and endless work, too. You can’t take a day off from milking…
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Elrod Falls
Early in our Tennessee trip, we had a day with nothing planned other than driving from the eastern side of the state to the middle of it. Someone mentioned waterfalls, and my ears perked up. I have wonderful memories as a child of visiting spectacular waterfalls in Oregon, probably Silver Falls, but the visual memories…
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It’s Friday? When Did that Happen?
It’s been a long and interesting week already! But the fun is just beginning. Most of the week I have not only been away from keyboard, but internet, cell service, and civilization. We stayed at Pickett State Park and there was nothing for miles. It wasn’t perfect, but that separation was certainly peaceful. Until yesterday…
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Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
So this is my Dad. I realize I’m biased, but I think Dad’s pretty neat. He enlisted in the Air Force shortly after I was born. When I was ten, he got out, and we moved to Alaska. Dad always worked hard to keep a roof over our heads, and he and Mom worked together…
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Memorial Day in Photos
The First Reader and I went to a local cemetery (Middletown, Ohio) yesterday and took pictures. They may be gone, but as you will see, never forgotten. It was a peaceful, contemplative time to walk among the fallen lying under the green grass and bright flags. Some were taken too soon, fallen in battles that…
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Traveling
We’re headed to Kentucky to see family today. I’ll be home later with beautiful pictures and warm memories. Also, lots of plotting for the book, as that is getting slowly started. I will try to put up another post later, but it might not happen. I tend to be tired after a six hour drive…